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Family of Ricky-Lee Cound at coronial inquest

Coroner says WA prison ‘no longer fit for purpose’ after death in custody

Advocacy, Blog, Media Releases / Cindy Jones

Content warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised the following contains the name and image of a deceased Noongar man. The National Justice Project has welcomed the urgency of recommendations handed down in the Coronial Inquest into the death of Ricky-Lee Cound, a 22-year-old Noongar man who died in prison custody in Western Australia […]

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Advocates holding signs outside law courts calling to close Unit 18 youth prison

No more deaths of children in WA prisons – open letter to Premier

Advocacy, Blog / Cindy Jones

Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name of a Yamatji person who has passed away. The National Justice Project has joined more than 100 experts, advocates and prominent Australians to urge Western Australia Premier Roger Cook to close the state’s notorious Unit 18 youth prison. The open

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Three Blanket family members, one wearing a t-shirt with the words 'in loving memory of jomen'

Family of Jomen Blanket calls for action to end mental health crisis in WA prisons

Legal Action / Timothy Ginty

“I am still heartbroken about the death of my son [in WA Prisons]. I don’t want any mother to have to go through what I have had to bear” – mother of Jomen Blanket.

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Culturally safe care in WA Prisons could have saved Stanley Inman’s life

Legal Action / Timothy Ginty

A coroner has accepted expert opinion that the life of Stanley Inman Jnr could have been saved if there had been culturally safe care at Acacia Prison.

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Coroner calls for action on culturally safe care for Aboriginal prisoners

Advocacy, Blog, Media Releases / Cindy Jones

Content warning for First Nations readers – the following has the name of a deceased Martu woman. The National Justice Project has welcomed a Coroner’s recommendations for the provision of culturally safe care to Aboriginal prisoners in Western Australia following an inquest into the death in custody of 41-year-old Martu woman Dannielle Lowe. Ms Lowe

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Dannielle Lowe's family outside courthouse

Eight children wanting answers at Inquest into WA death in custody

Advocacy, Blog, Legal Action, Media Releases / Cindy Jones

Content warning for First Nations readers – the following includes the name and image of a deceased Martu woman. The National Justice Project is hoping an inquest into the death in custody of Martu woman Dannielle Lowe this week will help bring answers and justice for her family as they continue to grieve her premature

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False imprisonment class action against Clarence Correctional Centre (Serco)

Advocacy, Blog, Media Releases / Cindy Jones

The National Justice Project believes some inmates at Clarence Correctional Centre may have a strong case for false imprisonment after a recent NSW Ombudsman’s report exposed the vengeful, unlawful and oppressive operations of the Serco facility. Adjunct Professor George Newhouse, National Justice Project CEO, said an Ombudsman’s investigation into the events following an assault on

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